Medications
Hypoxia drugs join the fight against COVID-19
Oxygen is essential to all life forms, even viruses.
Apr 13, 2021
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Medical research
Research group spearheads international study on critical care
Some 40% of critically ill patients who undergo tracheal intubation to support their breathing suffer a life-threatening complication, research from National University of Ireland Galway has revealed.
Mar 23, 2021
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Medical research
6 COVID-19 treatments helping patients survive
A year ago, when U.S. health authorities issued their first warning that COVID-19 would cause severe "disruption to everyday life," doctors had no effective treatments to offer beyond supportive care.
Mar 1, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Used to gauge COVID severity, pulse oximeters can be inaccurate on darker skin
(HealthDay)—Pulse oximeters—small devices that clip onto fingertips—can seem like a handy way to gauge oxygen levels while monitoring a case of COVID-19. But people of color should be cautious about relying on them ...
Feb 22, 2021
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Medical research
FGF23 hormone from red blood cell precursors promotes hematopoietic stem cell mobilization
A Kobe University research group including graduate student Ishii Shinichi and Associate Professor Katayama Yoshio (both of the Department of Hematology, Graduate School of Medicine) have discovered that fibroblast growth ...
Jan 19, 2021
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Medical research
More health inequality: Black people are 3 times more likely to experience pulse oximeter errors
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have purchased small devices called pulse oximeters for use in their home—based on well-intentioned recommendations from health care providers and the media. Pulse oximeters are ...
Jan 18, 2021
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Medical research
Protecting lungs from ventilator-induced injury
An unfortunate truth about the use of mechanical ventilation to save the lives of patients in respiratory distress is that the pressure used to inflate the lungs is likely to cause further lung damage.
Jan 12, 2021
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Overweight & Obesity
Whether slow or fast, here's how your metabolism influences how many calories you burn each day
It's a common dieter's lament: "Ugh, my metabolism is so slow, I'm never going to lose any weight."
Dec 29, 2020
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Neuroscience
New research reveals why low oxygen damages the brain
Brain cell dysfunction in low oxygen is, surprisingly, caused by the very same responder system that is intended to be protective, according to a new published study by a team of researchers at the Case Western Reserve University ...
Oct 21, 2020
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Neuroscience
COVID-19 frequently causes neurological injuries
Without directly invading the brain or nerves, the virus responsible for COVID-19 causes potentially damaging neurological injuries in about one in seven infected, a new study shows. These injuries range from temporary confusion ...
Oct 13, 2020
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